Women In Politics

Clinton says Syria’s Assad is irrelevant
WASHINGTON, July 12 (UPI) — Damascus is wrong to assume that Washington hopes to see the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad remain intact, the U.S. secretary of state said.

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Betty Ford remembered at bipartisan memorial
She was more than just a first lady, admirers said of Betty Ford. She was a role model for every presidential wife who followed her into the White House, not to mention a tireless advocate for women’s rights and other causes that improved the lives of millions.

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Eastday-Syria slashes U.S. Secretary of State’s statement
DAMASCUS, July 12 — Syrian Foreign Ministry vehemently denounced a statement made a day earlier by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, saying it poses additional evidence about the United States’ “flagrant intervention in Syria’s internal affairs.”

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Mourners remember Betty Ford
PALM DESERT, Calif. — First ladies, past and present, and others who called the White House home remembered Betty Ford on Tuesday, not just for her decades-long work against substance abuse but for contributing to a political era when friendship amon…

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Latest developments in Arab world’s unrest
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China’s top general calls U.S. naval exercises inappropriate
Beijing’s top military leader on Monday called for U.S. forces to halt joint naval exercises with China’s neighbors in the South China Sea and issued a string of complaints about U.S. policy after meeting his U.S. counterpart. “It’s not a proper time for the United States to conduct military drills …

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Gary Brown: Columnist warms to idea as comic book superhero
Martha Stewart, apparently, is a comic book superhero.

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US says Syria’s Assad has lost legitimacy
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Syrian President Bashar Assad has “lost legitimacy” as a leader interested in reform as the United States formally protested an attack on the U.S. Embassy and the…

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US-Pak ties “very complicated” but “extremely important” for both US, India: Blake
Washington, July 9(ANI): Although the United States’ relationship with Pakistan is “very complicated”, it holds extreme importance for both America and India in view of security efforts in the region, the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Robert Blake, has said.

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Myanmar diplomat defects, warns of oppression
A senior Myanmar diplomat in Washington has defected to the U.S., warning that oppression is rising in his homeland despite elections touted by the dominant military as a transition to democracy.

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